Dog bed



March 25, 1952 c. F. LoAsBY DOG BED Filed Sept. 15, 1948 Fig/.1.

l VEN TO s e M Patented Mar. 25 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DOG BED Charles F. Loasby, Ridgewood, N. J.

Application September 15, 1948, Serial No. 49,420

1 Claim. l

This invention relates to a bed or rest for dogs to sleep on.

The object of the invention is to provide a dog bed which is comfortable and healthful for the dog to sleep on.

Another object of the invention is to provide a dog bed which is sturdy, sanitary, convenient to handle, and attractive in the home.

A further object of the invention is to provide a dog bed which is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 'is a perspective view of the dog bed according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the dog bed with parts broken away and parts in section;

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional View taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the dog bed comprises a frame I fabricated of wood or other suitable material. The meeting ends of frame I0 are reinforced by means of angle irons II which are secured to the frame by screws I2. A reticulated member embodying a wire screen I3 is arranged across the top of the frame I9 and the screen I3 acts as a spring and support for a resilient body of under carpet padding I4. A cover I5 fabricated of a sturdy piece of carpeting isarranged across the top of the under carpet padding I4. The screen I3, padding I!! and cover I 5 are secured to the top of the frame I9 by suitable carpet staples I6, Figure 4, A chromium nozing or edging strip I'l covers the side of the frame and extends over the edge of the cover I5 to prevent the dog from biting and tearing the edge of the cover, A plurality of screws I8 project through countersunk holes I9 in the edging strip I'I for securing the latter to the side of the frame.

Arranged across the bottom of the frame I0 and secured thereto by suitable nails 20 is a plurality of spaced, parallel slats 2I which permit air to circulate beneath the bed, and also prevent the wire screen I3 from scratching the floor.

In use, the above-described bed provides a place for a dog to sleep which will not be in direct contact with the floor. The bed is comfortable, sturdy, sanitary, convenient to handle and attractive in the home. Since the bed is raised oli the floor by means of the slats 2|, air can circulate therebeneath. Further, the cover I5 is fabricated of sturdy carpeting, and if soiled can easily be cleaned.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as many modifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown and described, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

A dog bed comprising a flat open rectangular frame, a fiat sheet of a flexible material, such as wire screen, covering the top side of the frame, a layer of padding material overlying said sheet, a covering sheet of relatively soft material, such as a carpet overlying the padding material, fastening means securing the edges of the superimposed materials `to the frame, a trim strip, of inverted L-angle form in cross-section, bound- `ing the outer sides of the frame and overlying the said edges of the materials, means securing said strip to the outer sides of the frame, and spaced transversely disposed supporting slats secured on the under side of the frame.

CHARLES F. LOASBY.

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